celebrated

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UK/ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪ.tɪd/Canada, US/ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.tɪd/Canada, US[ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.ɾɪd]Australia/ˈsel.ə.bɹæɪ.tɪd/

adjective

famous or widely praised

“She became a celebrated actress, but never won any major awards.”

CommonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivecelebrated (comparative more celebrated, superlative most celebrated)

comparative more celebrated · superlative most celebrated

  1. famous or widely praised

    She became a celebrated actress, but never won any major awards.

    Synonyms: storied

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of celebrate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefamous or widely praised

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivewidely known and esteemed

adjectivehaving an illustrious past

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian прочут, знаменит
  • прочут (pročut)famous or widely praised
  • знаменит (znamenit)famous or widely praised
  • прославен (proslaven)famous or widely praised
Chinese 著名的
  • 著名的 (zhùmíng de)famous or widely praised
Dutch gevierd, vermaard
  • gevierdfamous or widely praised
  • vermaardfamous or widely praised
Esperanto renoma
  • renomafamous or widely praised
Finnish kuuluisa, maineikas
  • kuuluisafamous or widely praised
  • maineikasfamous or widely praised
French célèbre
  • célèbrefamous or widely praised
German gefeiert
  • gefeiertfamous or widely praised
Greek γιορτασμένος
  • γιορτασμένος (giortasménos)famous or widely praised
Hindi प्रसिद्ध, विख्यात
  • प्रसिद्ध (prasiddh)famous or widely praised
  • विख्यात (vikhyāt)famous or widely praised
  • प्रख्यात (prakhyāt)famous or widely praised
Italian celebrato
  • celebratofamous or widely praised
Japanese 有名な, 名高い
  • 有名な (yūmei na)famous or widely praised
  • 名高い (nadakai)famous or widely praised
Korean 유명하다, 저명하다
  • 유명하다 (yumyeonghada)famous or widely praised
  • 저명하다 (jeomyeonghada)famous or widely praised
Latin celebrātus, nōbilis
  • celebrātusfamous or widely praised
  • nōbilisfamous or widely praised
Portuguese comemorado, célebre
  • comemoradofamous or widely praised
  • célebrefamous or widely praised
Scottish Gaelic cliùiteach
  • cliùiteachfamous or widely praised
Spanish celebrado
  • celebradofamous or widely praised
Swedish hyllad, bejublad
  • hylladfamous or widely praised
  • bejubladfamous or widely praised

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Cite this entry
APA

celebrated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celebrated

MLA

“celebrated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celebrated. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celebrated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celebrated.

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